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Best memories from The Open Championship

2006: Tiger Woods reacts as he walks off the 18th green with his caddie Steve Williams after winning the British Open Golf Championship. His father, Earl, died just two months earlier. Alessia Pierdomenica, AP

2007: Sergio Garcia, also know as the best golfer to never have won a major, held a six-shot advantage over Padraig Harrington at the start of play on the final day only to allow Padraig to become first Irishman in 60 years to win the Open. Charles Krupa, AP

1999: Jean Van de Vedle hit the ball into the deep rough and his next shot went into the water. Rather than take a penalty drop, Van de Velde rolled up his sleeves, took off his shoes and actually considered playing the ball. Ben Curtis, AP

1995: Italy's Costantino Rocca and American John Daly were the key players in one of the 1995 Open. Rocca's shot on the 17th hole in St. Andrews landed on the path behind the green. Rocca then nailed his next shot, holing the putt and sinking to his knees. Peter Kemp, AP

1970: Doug Sanders won 20 PGA Tour titles and claimed 13 Top 10 finishes in majors, but in one of the greatest sports upsets Sanders missed a 3-ft. putt that would have won the title. Sanders fell to Jack Nicklaus. A. Jones Getty Images

1953: After recovering from a car accident, Ben Hogan's doctors told him he may never walk again let alone play golf. Hogan later played for the first time at the Open and won by four shots. Associated Press

1930: Bobby Jones won a total of 13 majors, winning his first children's tournament at age 6 and making it to the third round of the U.S. Amateur Championship at 14. Jones took on his third and final Open in 1930 winning all four legs of the Grand Slam. No player had won the Slam before, and no one has done it since. AP